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The Marvelles
Tacoma, Washington
1987 - 1997

Members
 

Cynthia Boggs ~ Vocals
Peter Bonow ~ Bass, Vocals
Diz Carroll ~ Saxophone
Sheryl Clark ~ Saxophone
Dave Croston ~ Guitar, Keyboards, Saxophones, Vocals
Bob Dale ~ Guitar, Vocals
Cindy Daye ~ Vocals
Dale Drenner ~ Drums
Kevin England ~ Trumpet
Thomas Fitzpatrick ~ Drums
Rex Nikula ~ Organ, Piano, Keyboards
Sue Orfield ~ Saxophone
Candy Ruffin ~ Vocals
Rich Wetzel ~ Trumpet
Gaye Winsor ~ Vocals
Karen ??? ~ Vocals
Mona ??? ~ Vocals

Others  ??????

Lots of other horn players

It’s Girl Groups!  It’s Motown!  It’s the Marvelles!

Starting with three female vocalists and one saxophone, we eventually got up to five horns.  We played lots of corporate jobs at the big hotels and convention centers, the Swiss, the tides in Gig Harbor, Jazzbones, etc.

We once went through 114 applications (and who knows how many auditions) to get a new singer.  True agony.

This was really a fun band.  We constantly got comments about how much fun we were having on stage, and how that translated to folks having fun on the floor.

Peter Bonow, January 2007

Some of the Pacific Northwest music groups represented  in members of this group include: The Burning Sensations, Funky Robot, Logrythm, Spys, The Econotones, Sensations, Toasters, Type A Band, Larry Hill and Extraordinaire, Tim Hall Band, Coin Operated, The Crackers, The Remnants, The Wailers, Johnny and The Marks, Jumbo Groove, The Skyboys.  and many other Northwest bands.

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Last Update:  24 February 2007

Credits: Peter Bonow, Allen Lynn